I review the whole series as well as analyze the main and supporting characters. I was also on a walk so please enjoy the relaxing sounds of cars passing #Multitasking
Show notes:
-How it ended
-I cried after every episode (except one)
-Rebecca and Jack
-Miguel
-I’m walking home
CHARACTER ANALYSIS
JACK
-A fixer
-Relationship with Nicky
-Jack’s death
-Kate’s guilt
-Idealizing Jack
-Jack’s pain
-REBECCA
-What she wanted at first
-The anchor of the family
-The cast revolved around her
-MIGUEL
-Loyal
-His relationship with Rebecca
-“His favorite person”
-Another fixer
-Reconciling and closure
-RANDALL
-Sterling K. Brown’s performance
-Randall’s arc and identity
-Adoption and grief
-Beth and the worst case scenario game
-WILLIAM
-Substance abuse
-Guilt
-Redemption
-Randall and fixing
-The good and bad of fixing
-Closure
-William’s life
-KATE
-Kate’s arc
-Jack
-Body image
-Finding purpose
-Marriage, kids, money
-Her life at the finale
-The Pearsons and their issues
-Madison
-Eating disorders (Kate, Madison, and Kevin)
-KEVIN
-My least favorite character
-Things usually just worked out
-What would have been a better arc
-Sophie
-Group therapy scene - Watch it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD7CqBYEq8Q
-Tension with Randall
-TOBY
-Chris Sullivan and The Knick
-Geek and nerdy in adulthood
-My apartment
-My nephew
-Depression
-Pressure
-Tension with Kevin and Randall
-“Being Jack”
-Idealizing someone after death
-Still loving Kate
-Toby’s relationship status?
BETH
-R&B!
-Relationship with Randall
-Relationship with her mother
-Jobs
-Strong character
-Using humor
-Anxiety and pressure
NICKY
-His personality compared to Jack’s
-Drafted to Vietnam
-Recovering from Vietnam
-Griffin Dunne and Johnny Dangerously
-Void, non-support, substance, abuse, PTSD
-Kevin and Nicky
-Kevin’s resources and easier writing
-Kevin and Toby
-Using humor
-The writing
TANGENT
-Why I turn to music, movies, and TV
-Expressing feelings
-Growing up in the 80s and 90s and “acceptable” emotions
-Destructive and constructive coping mechanisms
-Seeking therapy
END TANGENT
-Great overall
-Ran its course
-Rebecca and Alzheimers
-Respecting the kind moments for people with Alzheimers
-Jack’s speech to Kevin and Randall
-Going back
-Appreciating the moment
-Healthy fondness of the past without overly nostalgic
-Goals
-Plugs!
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